heterozygote
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het·er·o·zy·gote
(hĕt′ə-rō-zī′gōt′)n.
An organism that has different alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.
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heterozygote
(ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəʊt; -ˈzɪɡəʊt)n
(Biology) an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybrid. Compare homozygote
ˌheterozyˈgosis n
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het•er•o•zy•gote
(ˌhɛt ər əˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt)n.
a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.
[1900–05]
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Noun | 1. | heterozygote - (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring fertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
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